Tennessee § 26-2-206 - Execution awarded for property in garnishee's hands.
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§ 26-2-206. Execution awarded for property in garnishee's hands.
If, upon the answer and the examination of the garnishee, it appears that the garnishee has property, debts, or effects in the garnishee's hands or under the garnishee's control, liable for the plaintiff's debt, judgment may be entered, and execution awarded for the property, money, or effects, as the case may be, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff's debt and costs and all charges incident to the proceedings. Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 25; T.C.A., § 26-235.
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